What color is #A97166?

#A97166 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97166?

The RGB value is 169, 113, 102: 169 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97166?

The complementary color is #669EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97166 color

#A97166 rgb(169, 113, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97166 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 44.3% green and 40% blue (169, 113, 102).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 40% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#A97166 color codes

HEX	`#A97166`
RGB	`rgb(169, 113, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 44.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 40%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 20.76, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 25.7, 36.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.667, 21.206, 15.362)`
Decimal	`11104614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97166, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A97166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A97166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97166; }
.text { color: #a97166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 113 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97166, #a99366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A97166?: #A97166 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97166?: The RGB value is 169, 113, 102: 169 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97166?: The complementary color is #669EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.